Trump lands in Japan to meet PM Sanae Takaichi as China trade truce hopes rise
US President Donald Trump received a royal welcome on Monday in Japan, the latest leg of a five-day Asia trip which he hopes to cap with a trade war truce ...
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US and China agree on trade framework for rare earths, soybeans
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled that Washington and Beijing had reached a tentative trade framework that would see China delaying export curbs on rare earths and buying ...
US, Australia ink rare earths deal to curb reliance on China amid rising trade tensions
Washington and Canberra have signed a new agreement to strengthen cooperation on rare earths and critical minerals, in a bid to reduce dependence on China's supply chains. The deal, promising ...
China pledges to cut greenhouse emissions for the first time
Beijing has for the first time ever unveiled pledges to cut, not just limit, greenhouse emissions. A significant step from the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, experts nonetheless suggest the ...
Microchip factory in Netherlands caught in tussle between Europe, China and US
Dutch authorities have, for the first time ever, invoked Cold War-era legislation to take control of a Chinese-owned microchip factory – prompting backlash from China. The move underlines the intensifying competition between ...
China and Philippines trade blame over boat collision near disputed islands
The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, though Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. Confrontations between ...
China further tightens export rules for rare earth elements crucial to tech sector
China's commerce ministry has announced it is imposing new rules limiting the export of rare earths and associated technology, including related to overseas companies using Chinese rare earths. The move ...
Typhoon Matmo slams southern China, triggering mass evacuations and flooding
Typhoon Matmo battered southern China with fierce winds and torrential rain on October 5. More than 347,000 people were evacuated across Guangdong and Hainan provinces as streets flooded and travel ...
China: World's highest bridge opens to traffic
🇨🇳 World's highest bridge opens to traffic 🌉 The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another ...
China: World's tallest bridge opens in Guizhou Province
The Guizhou province is already home to almost half the world’s 100 tallest bridges, but it is about to be home to the tallest bridge in the world. Another example ...